The Celastraceae family comprises about 96 genera and more than 1.350 species,
occurring mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The species of this family …

Oleanane triterpenoids attract widespread interest because they represent an important
group of naturally occurring triterpenoids tl-27~ and many of them exhibit pharmacological …

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is the second most common vaginal infection that affects
women of reproductive age. Its increased occurrence and associated treatment cost coupled …

Two new friedelane-type triterpenes, D: A-friedoolean-24-al-3-en-3-ol-2-on-29-oic acid and
D: A-friedoolean-1-en-29-ol-3-one, named as cangoronine and ilicifoline respectively, in …

This review covers the occurrence and biological activities of all natural friedelane
triterpenoids found between 1977 and March 2011. The biogeneses of dimeric friedelanes …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a rapidly expanding public epidemic and frequently
results in severe vascular complications. In an attempt to find anti-diabetic agents, we report …

Maytenus senegalensis is an important medicinal plant in East Africa. Methanolic extracts of
the root-bark exhibit antibacterial activity. The isolation of the antibacterial compound, 3-oxo …

Five friedelane triterpenoids, epifriedelinol (1), friedelin (2), canophyllol (3), pulpononic acid
(4) and 3-oxo-29-hydroxyfriedelane (5), were isolated from Celastrus vulcanicola …

Fruits of Syzygium jambos (L.) are recognized as a “food”, exhibiting significant antidiabetic
activities. However, the α-glucosidase inhibition of the components from Syzygium jambos …

The antioxidant principles isolated from the various parts of the plant are verminoside (leaf,
stem bark and flowers; EC50= 2.04 µg/ml), Specioside (flowers; EC50= 17.44 µg/ml) …